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Lyon County commissioners have an action meeting Thursday morning. Near the end of the meeting, commissioners will consider whether to extend the current public health orde. A version of a countywide ...

Newsmaker: Red Cross spokesperson Susan Faler discusses upcoming blood drives and the need for blood. Your browser does not support the audio element. Managing Your Money w/ ESB Financial – 01-1...

The Emporia High girls basketball team picked up their 5th win of the season outscoring Topeka West 71-32 Tuesday night. The Lady Spartans jumped out to an 18-4 lead after the 1st quarter and rolled f...

The Emporia High boys wrestling team won 2 of 3 duels and the girls won all 3 duels with Washburn Rural, Paola, and Topeka Seaman Tuesday night. The Emporia High boys were defeated by Washburn Rural, ...

The number 6 ranked Kansas Jayhawks suffered their 2nd loss in Big-12 play Tuesday, losing at Oklahoma State 75-70. The Jayhawks trailed by 16 in the 2nd half but rallied to take a 70-67 lead with 1:2...

Sixteen years after she killed a Missouri woman and after a flurry of last-minute appeals and counterappeals, Lisa Montgomery was executed early Wednesday. Montgomery died by lethal injection shortly ...

Fire destroyed a barn and all its contents south of Emporia on Tuesday. The call to 1284 Road M came in shortly before 4:30 pm. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says firefighters from sever...

The Kansas Department of Labor says a fraudulent benefits website is now up and running. For months, the department has touted www.GetKansasBenefits.gov as an information source on benefit matters. Th...

Southeast KansasWorks is into its first job fair of the year. The “New Year, New Career” job fair gives potential employees a chance to find a job in a more casual setting than the traditi...

Governor Laura Kelly outlined her plans for the year ahead during her State of the State address Tuesday night. Not surprisingly, she discussed the state’s overall response to coronavirus. Kelly...